WAGGA WAGGA LOCAL FLOOD PLAN A SUB-PLAN OF THE WAGGA WAGGA LOCAL DISASTER PLAN (DISPLAN) Chair, Local Emergency SES Local Controller Management Committee JANUARY 2006 EDITION TO BE REVIEWED NO LATER THAN JANUARY 2011 ii CONTENTS DISTRIBUTION LIST ....................................................................................................................... VI AMENDMENT LIST.........................................................................................................................VII LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS.......................................................................................................... VIII GLOSSARY......................................................................................................................................... IX PART 1 - INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................1 1.1 Purpose .....................................................................................................................................1 1.2 Authority...................................................................................................................................1 1.3 Area Covered By The Plan.......................................................................................................1 1.4 Description Of Flooding And Its Effects..................................................................................1 1.5 Responsibilities.........................................................................................................................1 1.6 Cross-Border Assistance Arrangements .................................................................................11 PART 2 - PREPAREDNESS ...............................................................................................................12 2.1 Maintenance Of This Plan ......................................................................................................12 2.2 Floodplain Management .........................................................................................................12 2.3 Development Of Flood Intelligence .......................................................................................13 2.4 Development Of Warning Systems ........................................................................................13 2.5 Public Education.....................................................................................................................14 2.6 Training ..................................................................................................................................14 2.7 Resources................................................................................................................................14 PART 3 - RESPONSE..........................................................................................................................15 3.1 Control....................................................................................................................................15 3.2 Operations Centres .................................................................................................................15 3.3 Liaison ....................................................................................................................................15 3.4 Communications.....................................................................................................................15 3.5 Start of Response Operations..................................................................................................16 3.6 Flood Intelligence...................................................................................................................16 3.7 Preliminary Deployments .......................................................................................................18 3.8 Protection of Resources ..........................................................................................................18 3.9 Warnings.................................................................................................................................18 3.10 Information.............................................................................................................................20 3.11 Road Control ..........................................................................................................................20 3.12 Traffic Control........................................................................................................................21 3.13 Flood Rescue ..........................................................................................................................21 3.14 Evacuations.............................................................................................................................21 3.15 Essential Services ...................................................................................................................21 3.16 Logistics .................................................................................................................................21 3.17 Aircraft Management..............................................................................................................22 3.18 Resupply.................................................................................................................................22 3.19 Assistance for Animals...........................................................................................................22 3.20 Stranded Travellers.................................................................................................................22 3.21 End of Response Operations...................................................................................................22 PART 4 - RECOVERY ........................................................................................................................23 4.1 Welfare ...................................................................................................................................23 4.2 Recovery Coordination...........................................................................................................23 4.3 Debriefing Arrangements .......................................................................................................23 ANNEX A - THE FLOOD THREAT ...............................................................................................A-1 THE MURRUMBIDGEE CATCHMENT.......................................................................................A-1 Wagga Wagga Local Flood Plan January 2006, Sub-Plan of Wagga Wagga Local Disaster Plan iii Description .......................................................................................................................................A-1 Characteristics of Flooding...............................................................................................................A-2 Flood Mitigation Systems.................................................................................................................A-2 Peak Height Flow Times ..................................................................................................................A-3 Storage Dams ...................................................................................................................................A-3 Weather Systems and Flooding ........................................................................................................A-4 Flood History....................................................................................................................................A-5 Extreme Flooding .............................................................................................................................A-6 ANNEX B - EFFECTS OF FLOODING ON THE COMMUNITY ..............................................B-1 COMMUNITY PROFILE................................................................................................................B-1 AREAS AT RISK.............................................................................................................................B-2 Central Wagga Wagga......................................................................................................................B-2 Ashmont ...........................................................................................................................................B-2 Flowerdale – Edward St West ..........................................................................................................B-2 East Wagga.......................................................................................................................................B-2 North Wagga ....................................................................................................................................B-2 Gumly Gumly...................................................................................................................................B-3 Oura..................................................................................................................................................B-3 Ladysmith.........................................................................................................................................B-3 Tarcutta.............................................................................................................................................B-3